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Council approves conditional rezoning for three‑story mixed‑use building on Sea Oaks Drive
Summary
The council approved Sumter Inc.’s conditional rezoning for a 9,000 sq. ft., three‑story mixed‑use building at Sea Oaks Drive and NC‑50, limiting first‑floor uses to office and retail and requiring sprinklers, internal cross‑connection to the neighboring property and compliance with site plan standards.
Surf City Council voted to approve a conditional rezoning submitted by Sumter Inc. for a three‑story, 9,000‑square‑foot mixed‑use building at the corner of Sea Oaks Drive and NC Highway 50.
Town planner Jeremy Smith described the application as tied to a concept plan that limits first‑floor uses to office and retail while allowing residential units on the second and third floors. The proposal includes fire sprinklers and alarms, an engineered stormwater plan and an internal cross‑connection to the adjoining northern property (Gilligan’s), the packet shows.
Charles Riggs, representing the applicant, clarified the unit mix and parking: he said the plan provides four residential units above and three ground‑floor commercial/office units in the concept as ultimately amended to meet minimum parking requirements. “We are proposing stormwater engineered in the parking lot,” Riggs said, adding the team would pursue technical items during site‑plan and TRC review.
Council members asked about access, traffic generation and parking. Smith told the council the site is within a C‑3 zoning district, that drive access is limited to Sea Oaks Drive and that high‑traffic uses would likely be quick‑serve restaurants or gas stations unless otherwise limited by the conditional plan.
With planning board and staff recommendations in the packet, and after a public hearing with no sustained opposition, the council closed the hearing and approved the conditional rezoning as presented. Site‑plan review and TRC processes will refine building elevations, parking layout and stormwater measures before permits are issued.
The conditional rezoning ties the zoning change to the submitted concept plan and conditions; any substantial deviations will require return to town staff and potentially the council.
